256 Team NFL Tournament Round 1/Region 9: 1958 Baltimore Colts v. 2020 Baltimore Ravens

'92 Niners v. '01 Steelers 

11. 2020 BALTIMORE RAVENS at 6. 1958 NFL CHAMPION BALTIMORE COLTS

6. 1958 NFL CHAMPION BALTIMORE COLTS 

Record: 9-3

Pythag: 10-2

Off: 1st

Def: 2nd

1st NFL West

d. Giants NFL Title 23-17

HC Weeb Ewbank

Memorial Stadium: 50 degrees

Chuck Thompson

Offense

QB Johnny Unitas All Pro 25  Louisville

FB Alan Ameche 25 Wisc

RB LG Dupre Baylor

RB Lenny Moore 25 All Pro Penn St

WR Ray Berry 25 All Pro SMU

WR Jim Mutscheller 28 N Dame

LT Jim Parker All Pro 24 Ohio St

LG Art Spinney 31 B College

C Buzz Nutter 27 Va Tech

RG Alex Sandusky 26 Clarion

RT George Preas 25 Va Tech

Defense

LDE Gino Marchetti All Pro 31  S Francisco

LDT Art Donovan 34 B College

MG Don Schinnick 23 UCLA

RDT Big Daddy Lipscomb 27 All Pro  None

RDE Don Joyce 29 Tulane

LLB Bill Pellington 31 Rutgers

RLB Leo Stanford 29 La Tech

LDH Carl Taseff 30 J Carroll

RDH Milt Davis 29 UCLA

LS Andy Nelson 25 Memphis

SS Ray Brown 22 R Ole Miss

K Steve Myhra 24 N Dakota

P Ray Brown 22 Ole Miss

KR Lenny Lyles 22 Louisville

PR Carl Taseff 30 J Carroll

The '68 Colts, '76 Colts, and the post move '04 Colts all advanced in the first half of round 1 - here's the 6th seed in Region 9, the NFL Champs from 1958.  Number 1 in offense, number 2 in defense.  The Great Unitas is 25, All Pro, 22 scores and 7 picks in 9 games. 25 year old Lenny Moore is also All Pro with 14 scores. 25 year old Ray Berry is an All Pro as is 24 year old Jim Parker.  2 All Pros on defense, they're the guys you'd expect - 31 year old Gino Marchetti and 27 year old Big Daddy Lipscomb. 

11. 2020 BALTIMORE RAVENS

Record: 11-5

Pythag: 12-4

Off: 7th

Def: 2nd

2nd AFC North

d. Titans WC 20-13

lost Bills Div Rnd 17-3

HC John Harbaugh OC Greg Roman DC Wink Martindale

Offense

QB Lamar Jackson 23 Lousiville

RB Mark Ingram 31 Alabama

FB Patrick Ricard 26 Maine

WR Miles Boykin 24 N Dame

WR Marquise Brown 23 Oklahoma

TE Mark Andrews 25 Oklahoma

LT Orlando Brown 24 Oklahoma

LG Bradley Bozeman 26 Alabama

C Matt Skura 27 Duke

RG Ben Powers 24 Oklahoma

RT DJ Fluker 29 Alabama

Defense

LDE Calais Campbell 34  Miami

NT Brandon Williams 31 Mo Southern

RDE Derek Wolfe 30 Cincinnati

LOLB Pernell McPhee 32 Miss St

LILB Patrick Queen 21-R LSU

RILB LJ Fort 30 No Iowa

ROLB Matt Judon 28 G Valley 

LCB Marlon Humphrey 24 Alabama

RCB Marcus Peters 27 Wash

SS Chuck Clark 25 Va Tech

FS DeShon Elliott 23 Texas

K Justin Tucker 31 All Pro Texas

P Sam Koch 38 Nebraska

KR Devin Duvernay 23 Texas

PR James Proche 24 SMU

Baltimore on Baltimore violence -- we move 60 years in the future from those World Champion Colts to find the 2020 Ravens with the 2nd best defense in football.  34 year old Calais Campbell and 28 year old Matt Judon combined for 10 sacks.  On offense, Lamar Jackson is 23, 33 scores and 9 picks and he'll give the Colts a look they've never faced before.  The Baltimore Ravens travel very far back in time but not very far back in space to meet the Baltimore Colts.   Let's go to....Baltimore...for the kick.  

1st Qtr

Colts to start at the 34.  

3 and out.  Ravens at the 30.  

3 and out.  Colts at the 24.

1/10 - Alan Ameche busts one -- 53 yards - roaring down the field to the 23.

1/10 - LG Dupre gets 18 and the Colts have a first and goal.

1/goal - Lenny Moore sweeps around left tackle - Jim Parker seals the edge -- Moore rolls into the endzone. TOUCHDOWN COLTS - 3 plays and the Colts are into the endzone.

Ravens at the 31.

3 and out.  Colts start at the 35.  

They get a first down, Ameche with a 15 yard gain - but that's all and after the punt the Ravens start at the 14.

3 and out, great start for this Colt defense against an offense 60 years ahead of them.  

Colts in good field position at their own 47.

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Johnny Unitas completes the first pass of the game, a 6 yarder to Lenny Moore. 

3/4 - Another big gain for Alan Ameche - 18 yards and the Colts are at the Raven 29 yard line.

Nothing the next two plays and as the qtr ends it's 3rd and 10.

2nd Qtr: Colts 7 Ravens 0

The Ravens without a first down, Colts up a touchdown and have 3rd and 10 at the Ravens 29.

They don't pick it up -- and Myhra misses the FG - Rav6ens will take over at their own 32.

1/10 - Nothing for Mark Ingram

2/10- Nothing for Patrick Ricard

3/10 - Lamar Jackson's first completion goes to Miles Boykin, 14 yards and the first down.

1/10 - JK Dobbins gets 1.

2/9 - Dobbins gets 1.

3/8 - Jackson again - finds Hollywood Brown for the 18 yard pickup, Ravens now at the Colt 35.

1/10 - 2 for Dobbins.

2/8 - 3 for Ingram.  

3/5 - Jackson picks it up again, 8 to Brown -- Ravens at the 22.  Nice series of third down conversions for Jackson. 

The drive stalls here - Justin Tucker is the Ravens only All Pro and he puts them on the board with 4 minutes left in the half.  Colts to open at the 31.

1/10 - Unitas - leveled on a safety blitz by DeShon Elliott.  

2/15 - Unitas - Ravens bring the house - Unitas escapes -- and Unitas has real estate -- it's a big gain, a 20 yard gain for Unitas -- and tack on 15 more for a late hit on the tackle -- that's a 35 yard play and the Colts are at the Ravens 39.

1/10 - 1 for Lenny Moore, 2 minute warning.

2/9 - Unitas quick out to Ray Berry, just 2 yards and a false start on the next play makes it 3rd and 12.

3/12 - Unitas -- throws a great ball into the teeth of the defense, threads one to Jim Mutscheller, Colts with a first down at the 21.

1/10 - Unitas - over the middle --- Mutscheller has it - he breaks a tackle - Mutscheller will go into the endzone -- TOUCHDOWN COLTS - 21 yard pass from Unitas to Mutscheller and the Colts have gone 69 yards to take the 14-3 lead. 

Ravens with just 90 seconds left.  Start at the 27.  

1/10 - Jackson, has to run - gets out of bounds after 5.

2/5 - Jackson - Mark Andrews over the middle for 13 yards - Ravens with their first timeout, 1:14 left, Ravens at their own 45.

1/10 - Jackson...can't find anyone open - dumps to Andrews, out of bounds after 3.

2/7 - Incomplete.

3/7 - Jackson over the middle to Ricard - Ricard bowls his way to a 9 yard gain - Ravens stop the clock at 42 seconds left, Ravens at the Colt 43.  

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Jackson - flips to Ingram out of the backfield - he's got 7 yards, gets out of bounds at the 36.  24 seconds left.  

3/3 - Give -- Dobbins -- Dobbins has the first down --- And Dobbins is Gonna Go -- Dobbins Breaks it -- JK Dobbins is gonna go all 32 yards all the way into the endzone - TOUCHDOWN RAVENS - 32 yard run for Dobbins just before the half - the Colts are gonna be content to run a play into the line - and at the half it's now 14-10.

3rd Qtr: Colts 14 Ravens 10

Couple late scores, the Unitas drive and then a gutsy run call on a third down from Harbaugh, we've got a good one in this generational battle of Baltimore.

Ravens at the 35.

1/10 - Lamar Jackson comes out throwing - 8 yards to Mark Andrews.  

2/2 - Nothing for Ricard.

3/2 - RPO - Jackson keeps it himself and picks up the first down, Ravens at their own 47.

1/10 - Jackson - Andrew--No - Picked Off by Ray Brown -- Brown steps in front of Andrews, picks off Jackson -- Brown is down at the Ravens 45 -- big early turnover here in the second half for the Colts.  

1/10 - Ameche gets 1.

2/9 - Ameche again, he gets 9 and it's a first down at the 35.

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Calais Campbell with the first sack of the game - he rips Unitas to the turf.

3/14 - Unitas - Ray Berry -- Berry works his way to the sticks -- nice run by Berry and the Colts have the first down at the 22 yard line.

1/10 - Ameche -- Ameche running behind Parker - he clears the way -- Ameche is gonna go - Alan Ameche is gonna go -- TOUCHDOWN COLTS - 22 yard TD run for Ameche and the Colts take the 21-10 lead.  

Ravens at the 22.

They get 2 first downs - Jackson 16 to Snead the biggest play - but after a Gino Marchetti sack the drive ends on the Ravens side of the field, Colts will take over at their own 20 after the punt.

1/10 - Dupre gets nothing.

2/10 - Ameche gets nothing.

3/10 - Lenny Moore picks it up - a 14 yard gain -- Colts up double digits as we near the end of the third qtr, Colts are looking to wrap this up.  

1/10 - Ameche gets 3.

2/7 - Incomplete

3/7 - Unitas hits Lenny Moore in space - he has a step and he roars forward for a 25 yard gain, the Colts are at the Ravens 38 yard line as the qtr ends.  

4th Qtr: Colts 21 Ravens 10

Colts really rolling now, 11 point lead with a first down in Ravens territory.  

On the first play of the quarter - Chuck Clark intercepts Unitas -- Ravens take over at their own 42 - big play by the Ravens defense to keep them in the game.

3 and out - the Colts defense doesn't give any ground, Art Donovan with the second Colt sack of the day.  There's another punt and the Colts start at their own 27, now 12 minutes left in the game.

Colts stay on the ground, using clock, they get a first down on a Dupre 9 yard run - after the punt, Ravens take over at their own 21, now just 8 minutes to play.  

1/10 - Ricard gets 12.

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Give to Ingram, nothing.  

3/10 - Incomplete.  Ravens have a 4th and 10, they have to go for it.  

4/10 - Jackson....in trouble...Jackson keeps it alive -- goes to Dobbins who is able to break loose, he has the first down out to the Raven 45 yard line.  5 and a half minutes left in the game, it's 21-10 Colts.  Ravens alive, but barely.  

1/10 - Dobbins busts a 14 yarder - he's out of bounds at the Colts 41.  

1/10 - Jackson's sacked - Big Daddy Lipscomb with the third Colts sack of the day, Ravens stop the clock.

2/14 - Jackson's sacked again - Lipscomb gets him again - that's 4 Colts sacks -- the Colts side of the crowd roaring now - Ravens again stop the clock and it's third and 18.

3/18 - Jackson is running for his life -- the Colts defensive line now totally taking over -- Jackson keeps it alive - finds Ricard, Ricard's got 8 yards, he's out of bounds at the Colts 41 and it's another 4th and 10, just 4 and a half minutes left in the game.  

4/10 - Jackson - Brown -- right at the sticks -- 10 yards - a first down to the Ravens 31 yard line, big play there.

That's as far as the drive goes - Tucker has to kick the FG -- that cuts the deficit to 21-13, so within a score and a 2 pt conversion, Colts will get the ball back at their own 14 yard line with under 4 minutes left in the game.  Ravens only have 1 time out - so they need a stop.

They don't get it - the Ravens never get the ball back - Colts only need to throw one pass, a big 3rd and 9 completion from Unitas to Dupre - otherwise they stay on the ground, pick up three first downs and kill the rest of the clock.  

Final: Colts 21 Ravens 13

Good all around performance here, the '58 Colts controlled both lines of scrimmage and they will head to San Francisco in round 2 to face the '92 Niners.  

Unitas: 9 for 15, 111 yds, 1 TD/1 INT

Jackson: 11 for 19, 108 yds, 1 INT

Ameche: 16 carries, 149 yds, 1 TD

Dobbins: 12 carries, 58 yds, 1 TD

Mutscheller: 2 catches, 41 yds, 1 TD

Brown: 3 catches, 34 yds

Lipscomb: 2 sacks

Player of the Game: Alan Ameche

256 Team NFL Tournament Round 1/Region 9: 1992 San Francisco 49ers v. 2001 Pittsburgh Steelers

'76 Raiders v. '03 Titans 

14. 2001 PITTSBURGH STEELERS at 3. 1992 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS

3. 1992 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS

Pythag: 13-3

Off: 1st

Def: 3rd

1st NFC West

d. Redskins Div Rnd 20-13

lost NFC Title Cowboys 30-20

HC George Seifert OC Mike Shanahan DC Bill McPherson

Candlestick Park: 55 degrees

Joe Starkey/Wayne Walker

Offense

QB Steve Young 31  All Pro  BYU

RB Ricky Watters 23-R N Dame

FB Tom Rathman 30  Nebraska

WR Jerry Rice 30 All Pro Miss Vall St

WR John Taylor 30 Delaware St

TE Brent Jones 29 S Clara

LT Steve Wallace 28 Auburn

LG Guy McIntyre 31 UGA

C Jesse Sapolu 31 Hawaii

RG Roy Foster 32 USC

RT Harris Barton 28 All Pro  UNC

Defense

LDE Pierce Holt 30 Angelo St 

NT Michael Carter 32 SMU

RDE Kevin Fagan 29 Miami

LOLB Tim Harris 28 Memphis

LILB Keith DeLong 25 Tenn

RILB Mike Walter 32 Ore

ROLB Bill Romanowski 26 B College

LCB Eric Davis 24 Jacksonville St

RCB Don Griffin 28 Midd Tenn

SS Dave Whitmore 25 SFA

FS Dana Hall 23-R Wash

K Mike Cofer 28 NC St

P Klaus Wilmsmeyer 25 Louisville

KR Marc Logan 27 UK

PR Alan Grant 26 Stanford

Bottom half of Region 9 starts with the third seeds, the '92 Niners.  The '93, '96 and '12 49ers have already advanced.  Here's the best 49er team we've seen so far; top offense, 3rd defense in 1992.  Steve Young's 31, All Pro, 29 scores and 7 picks.  36 year old Joe Montana is ready if called upon.  It's Ricky Watters rookie season, he rushed for over a thousand yds and scored 11 times. Jerry Rice is, of course, an All Pro, 30 years old, 11 scores and 1200 yds receiving.  28 year old Harris Barton is also All Pro. The defense is led by 28 year old Tim Harris and his 17 sacks. 

14. 2001 PITTSBURGH STEELERS

Pythag: 12-4

Off: 7th

Def: 3rd

d. Ravens Div Round 27-10

Lost AFC Title Patriots 24-17

HC Bill Cowher OC Mike Mularkey DC Tim Lewis

Offense

QB Kordell Stewart 29

RB Jerome Bettis 29

FB Jon Witman 29

WR Plaxico Burress 24

WR Hines Ward 25

TE Mark Bruener 29

LT Wayne Gandy 30

LG Alan Faneca 25 All Pro

C Jeff Hartings 29

RG Rich Tylski 30

RT Marvel Smith 23

Defense

LDE Aaron Smith 25

NT Casey Hampton 24 R

RDE Kimo von Oelhoffen 30

LOLB Jason Gildon 29

LILB Earl Holmes 28

RILB Kendrell Bell 23 R

ROLB Joey Porter 24

LCB Chad Scott 27

RCB Dewayne Washington 29

SS Lee Flowers 28

FS Brent Alexander 30

K Kris Brown 25

P Josh Miller 31

KR Troy Edwards 24

PR Hank Poteat 24

The '75 and '78 Steelers have advanced, the '01 team is here because of its 3rd ranked defense. Just a ton of sacks - 25 year old Aaron Smith with 8, 29 year old All Pro Jason Gildon with 12, 23 year old Kendrell Bell and 24 year old Joey Porter with 9 each.  The offense is okay - Kordell Stewaet is 29, 19 scores and 11 picks.  29 year old Jerome Bettis rushed for a thousand yards, 24 year old Plaxico Burress and 25 year old Hines Ward each had over a thousand yds receiving. 25 year old Alan Faneca is an All Pro

We have a 3/14 game - let's go out the Stick for the kick.

1st Qtr

Steelers start at the 32.

1/10 - Jerome Bettis opens the game with a 7 yard run.

2/3 - Bettis picks it up.

1/10 - One for Bettis.

2/9 - Bettis gets another yd

3/8 - Kordell Stewart's first attempt - its deep - Kordell to Plaxico Burress - big 38 yard strike, the Steelers are all the way at the Niner 20.

1/10 - Bettis again - and he's got 13 yards and the Steelers have a first and goal at the 7.

But that's it - the Niner defense stiffens, Steelers settle for the FG.

Niners at the 36.

1/10 - Ricky Watters gets a yard.

2/9 - Steve Young - over the middle to Brent Jones, sitting right at the sticks.  

1/10 - Give to Tom Rathman, one yd.

2/9 - Give to Watters, 3 yds.  

3/6 - Young - throws in the tight window to Jerry Rice, he's got 10 yards at the first.  Niners at the Steeler 40.  

1/10 - Young - forced to escape the pocket - Young is running - Young's got a dozen yards to the 28.

1/10 - Ricky Watters goes for 12, Niners now at the 16.

But that's it - Aaron Smith gets a sack - Niners match the FG and we are tied.

Steelers at the 33.

3 and out.  Niners at the 31.

1/10 Incomplete

2/10 - 3 for Watters and that's the end of the qtr.

2nd Qtr: Niners 3 Steelers 3

Dead even through 1, both clubs with good drives that end in FGs, Niners have a 3rd and 7 at their own 34.

Jason Gildon sacks Young - Niners punt, Steelers take over at their own 29.

1/10 - 2 for the Bus

2/8 - It's Hines Ward's first reception - good battle today with Griffin/Davis, the Niners corners, against Burress/Ward, the Steelers receivers, Ward's got 14 and the first.  

1/10 - Bettis breaks it.  The Bus rolls for a 43 yard gain, dragged down at the 49er 12.

1/10 - Stewart.  Endzone.  Ward.  TOUCHDOWN STEELERS - Kordell Stewart hits Hines Ward in the endzone for a 12 yard score, the 14th seeded Steelers again go up on San Francisco.  

Niners at the 25.

1/10 - Gadget play.  Young - inside handoff to Rathman -- he pitches back to Young, flea flicker -- Young hands to John Taylor on the end around - Taylor runs wide - stops -- Throws the Backward Pass to Young.  Young -- Young Downfield -- Wide Open Ricky Watters!  Wide Open Ricky Watters!  Watters at the 40-3-20-10 - TOUCHDOWN NINERS - Great play call by Mike Shanahan here - Rathman, back to Young, to Taylor, back to Young -- and the 75 yard TD bomb to the wide open Ricky Watters who leaked free down the sideline -- like a lightning bolt the 49ers have tied this score at 10.  

Steelers at the 12.

They get 1 first down, Hines Ward 6 yard reception the biggest play - after the punt, Niners at the 27.  Midway 2nd qtr.  10-10.

1/10 - Rathman gets 4.

2/6 - Young finds Mike Sherrard at the sticks, he's just a little short.  

3/1 - Watters picks it up, Niners at the 40.  

1/10 - Young, quick out to Rice, 6 yards.  

2/4 - Watters is stopped at the line.

3/4 - Young - Taylor - Niners cross midfield now with less than 4 minutes to go in the half.

1/10 - Watters for 2.

2/8 - Young, busted play - Young looking for a receiver, Rice comes open, 6 yards, another third down.

3/2 - Young -- over the middle -- Brent Jones is there, Jones has the first down, Niners at the Steeler 26 at the 2 minute warning.  

1/10 - Watters gets 6.  Niners stop the clock.

2/4 - Rathman is stopped at the line - Niners use their second timeout.  

3/4 - Young -- Taylor with the crossing route- John Taylor has the first down - he is out of bounds at the Steeler 13 yard line with a little more than a minute to go.

1/10 - Young - to Rathman coming out of the backfield -- Rathman breaking tackles -- Tom Rathman bulldozes his way into the endzone -- TOUCHDOWN NINERS - San Francisco goes 73 yards, taking up most of the back half of the quarter and they grab their first lead of the day.  

Steelers at the 30 - they get a first down on a big Stewart to Ward 27 yard gain - but 3 incompletions later the Niners have the ball at their own 8 with 26 seconds left.  

Young is able to get a big shot - 43 yards to Odessa Turner - but that's where the half ends.  

3rd Qtr: Niners 17 Steelers 10

San Francisco takes its first lead late in the half - Niners with the big gadget play to Watters and then the long TD drive.  Niners will start at the 20.

3 and out.  Kendrell Bell gets Pittsburgh's 3rd sack.  

Steelers at the 42, good field position.  

1/10 - Bettis gets 1.

2/9 - Incomplete

3/9 - Stewart - Ward -- Picked Off By Don Griffin -- Griffin steps in front of Ward and we have the game's first turnover -- Niners take over at their own 43 yard line.  

They get 1 first down - Young to Watters, 13 yards.  But that's all - and after the punt, Steelers have the ball at their own 13.

1/10 - Bettis gets 1.

2/9 - Big gain again for Bettis - 34 yards - Bettis out to the 48.  

1/10 - Jon Witman's first carry, he gets 5.

2/5 - 2 for Bettis.

3/3 - Stewart.  Burress.  9 yards and Pittsburgh's at the Niner 36.  

1/10 - Amos Zereoue's first carry, he gets 1.

2/9 - Zereoue again, he's near the first down.

3/1 - Bettis picks it up - Pittsburgh is at the Niner 26.  4 minutes left in the third. 

That's as far is it goes -- John Brown with his second FG and the Niner lead is cut to 17-13.

Niners at the 37.

1/10 - Ricky Watters breaks one -- 44 yards, Watters all the way to the Steeler 19 yard line.  

1/10 - Amp Lee's first carry, he gets a yard. 

2/9 - Broken play - Young keeps the play alive - Young scrambling - Young pulls it down - Young breaks tackles -- Steve Young breaks tackles -- Steve Young is gonna go into the endzone -- TOUCHDOWN NINERS - An 18 yard Steve Young scramble into the endzone and San Francisco goes up 24-13 with less than a minute to go in the third qtr.  

Steelers start at the 16, Bettis gets 5 on first down and the qtr ends.

4th Qtr: Niners 24 Steelers 13

San Francisco has its biggest lead, Steelers need to get some points on the board on this opening drive, they've got 2nd and 5 at their own 21.

They don't pick it up - Niners will start at their own 39.

3 and out - 4th Steelers sack belongs to Joey Porter.  

Steelers at their own 41, they get a first down - Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala's first carry goes for 11 yards - but they punt again, clock working against Pittsburgh now, Niners at the 22 with 9 minutes left.  

1/10 - Watters gets 7.

2/3 - Amp Lee stopped at the line.

3/3 - Young - Rice - 16 yards and the chains move, and the clock moves.  

1/10 - Nothing for Watters.

2/10 - Young, planned run - gets 4 yards.  

3/6 - Another third down -- and Young hits Rice again -- big play for Jerry, he's all the way to the Steeler 27 yard line, and with a little more than 4 minutes left and an 11 point lead - that's probably the kill shot.  

1/10 - Rathman gets 2.  Steelers use their first timeout.  

2/8 - Rathman just bowling his way through for a 9 yard gain - another first down, Steelers have to stop the clock again.  Niners at the 16.

1/10 - Amp Lee sweep gets 6 yards, stays in bounds - Steelers are now out of timeouts, there's not really a path forward from here.  

2/4 - Watters --- Watters is gonna go into the the endzone -- TOUCHDOWN NINERS - it is 31-13 San Francisco, the Niners cruising into round two.  

Pittsburgh gets 1 first down, 15 yard Burress reception - but thats it - victory formation for Young and San Francisco moves on.

Final: 49ers 31 Steelers 13

Steelers had a 10-3 lead and then San Francisco dominated the rest of the way, both sides of the ball - they'll head to round 2 and host the winners of the next game.

Young: 16 for 22, 264 yds, 2 TD (1 rushing)

Stewart: 8 for 16, 1 TD/1 INT

Watters: 18 carries, 108 yds, 3 receptions, 105 yds, 2 TD

Bettis: 19 carries, 125 yds

Rice: 5 catches, 55 yds

Burress: 4 catches, 89 yds

Player of the Game: Steve Young

256 Team NFL Tournament Round 1/Region 9: 1976 Oakland Raiders v. 2003 Tennessee Titans

 '11 Patriots v. '65 Bills

13. 2003 TENNESSEE TITANS at 4. 1976 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION OAKLAND RAIDERS

4. 1976 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION OAKLAND RAIDERS

Record: 13-1

Pythag: 10-4

Off: 4th

Def: 12th

1st AFC West

d. Patriots Div Rnd 24-21

d. Steelers AFC Title 24-7

d. Vikings Super Bowl 32-14

HC: John Madden 

Oakland Coliseum: 55 degrees

Bill King/Van Amburg

Offense

QB Kenny Stabler 31 Alabama

RB Clarence Davis 27 USC

FB Mark Van Eeghan 24 Colgate

WR Fred Biletnikoff 33 Florida St

WR Cliff Branch 28 All Pro Colorado

TE Dave Casper 24 All Pro N Dame

LT Art Shell 30 ME Shore

LG Gene Upshaw 31 Tex A&M Kings

C Dave Dalby 26 UCLA

RG George Buehler 29 Stanford

RT John Vella 26 USC

Defense

LDE John Matuszak 26  Tampa

NT Dave Rowe 31 Penn St

RDE Otis Sistrunk 30 Mars

LOLB Phil Villapiano 27 B Green

LILB Willie Hall 27 USC

RILB Monte Johnson 25 Nebraska

ROLB Ted Hendricks 29 Miami

LCB Skip Thomas 26 USC

RCB Willie Brown 36 Grambling

SS George Atkinson 29 M Brown

FS Jack Tatum 28 Ohio St

K Errol Mann 35 N Dakota

P Ray Guy 27 All Pro S Miss

KR Rick Jennings 23 Mary

PR Neal Colzie 22 Ohio St

The 4th seeds in Region 9 -- the 1976 Super Bowl Champion Raiders; the '67 Raiders and the '02 Raiders have already advanced.  Oakland's 4th in offense, 12th in defense in '67. The Snake's 31, 28 scores and 12 picks. 24 year old Mark van Eegahan rushed for over a thousand yards in a 14 game season. 12 scores for 28 year old All Pro Cliff Branch, 10 for 24 year old All Pro Dave Casper. Some big names on that Oakland defense, despite its mediocre rank, 29 year old Ted Hendricks and 36 year old Willie Brown are both headed to the Hall of Fame.  Ray Guy is 27 and added an All Pro season.

13. 2003 TENNESSEE TITANS

Record: 12-4

Pythag: 11-5

Off: 5th

Def: 13th

2nd AFC South

d. Ravens WC 20-17

lost Patriots Div Rnd 17-14

HC Jeff Fisher OC Mike Heimerdinger DC Jim Schwartz

Offense

QB Steve McNair 30

RB Eddie George 30

WR Drew Bennett 25

WR Derrick Mason 29

WR Justin McCareins 25

TE Erron Kinney 26

LT Brad Hopkins 33

LG Zach Piller 27

C Justin Hartwig 25

RG Benji Olson 28

RT Fred Miller 30

Defense

LDE Kevin Carter 30

LDT Robaire Smith 26

RDT Albert Haynesworth 22

RDE Jevon Kearse 27

LLB Peter Sirmon 26

MLB Rocky Calmus 24

RLB Keith Bulluck All Pro 26

LCB Andre Dyson 24

RCB Samari Rolle 27

SS Tank Williams 23

FS Lance Schulters 28

K Gary Anderson 44 

P Craig Hentrich 32 

KR Jake Schifino 24

PR Justin McCareins 25

The Titans can't love this draw, seeing a Super Bowl Champ on the other side of the field in the 4/13 matchup. The 2000 Titans have already moved on; this team makes the field on the backs of the 5th ranked offense. Steve McNair's 30, 28 scores and 7 picks. Eddie George is also 30 and rushed for over a thousand yards. Big year for 29 year old Derrick Mason, 95 catches for 1300 yards.  It's a middling defense, but it contains the only All Pro on the roster, 26 year old Keith Bulluck. 27 year old Jevon Kearse had 9.5 sacks.  The 2011 Patriots await, either they'll host the Titans or travel to Oakland - we're going to Oakland now for the kick.

1st Qtr

Titans will open at the 24.

3 and out. Raiders at the 27.

1/10 - Mark van Eeghen sweeps left behind Shell and Upshaw and it is a jailbreak, 51 yards - Van Eeghan with a 51 yard run all the way to the Titan 22.

1/10 - Clarence Davis gets 7.

2/3 - Kenny Stabler's first pass is to Davis, he's got the first down, Raiders at the 11.

1/10 - Van Eeghen gets a half dozen.  

2/4 - The Snake -- floats one to the corner -- Cliff Branch.  TOUCHDOWN RAIDERS - Oakland goes 73 yards in less than 4 minutes and grab the early lead.

Titans at the 23.

1/10 - Eddie George gets 1.

2/9 - Robert Holcombe for 6.

2/3 - Steve McNair's first completion is to Justin McCareins, 5 and the first.  

1/10 - McNair - Derrick Mason - 18 yard pickup and Tennessee crosses midfield.

1/10 - McNair- George, 5 yards.

2/5 - McNair - Mason, 8 and the Titans are at the 34.  

1/10 - McNair, Holbombe - 9 more, Titans putting together a drive.  

2/1 - McNair - Frank Wycheck, short completion, but that's a first down at the 22.

1/10 - Holcombe gets 2.

2/8 - George gets 1.  

3/7 - Holcombe picks it up - Titans saying we are gonna run the ball on you, Oakland, see if you can stop it - Titans first and goal at the 7.

1/goal - Eddie George is into the endzone TOUCHDOWN TITANS - Really strong drive there, 77 yards in a little less than 8 minutes to tie the score.

Raiders at the 29 - time for one play - a 30 yard Clarence Davis explosion - the Raiders cross midfield as the qtr ends.

2nd: Raiders 7 Titans 7

Both teams getting yards on the ground, Oakland has the ball at the Titan 41, game is tied.

1/10 - Van Eeghen is stacked up.  

2/10 - The Snake needs to run, gets back to the line.

3/10 - Stabler - Dave Casper - over the middle for 19 - Raiders at the 22 

1/10 - Van Eeghen gets blown up in the backfield by Albert Haynesworth - Fumble -- Fumble -- the Titans make the big play -- they take over at their own 28.  Titans turn the Raiders over as they drove down the field.  

1/10 - McNair - busted play - McNair keeping is alive with his legs -- throws back across the field to Erron Kinney -- He is Wide Open -- Kinney is going to go for a big gain 49 big yards to the 23 - a big gainer for McNair.  

Oakland doesn't allow more -- the old man, Gary Anderson, hits the go ahead FG.  

Raiders at the 22. 

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Van Eeghen is stopped at the line

3/10 - Stabler to Van Eeghen out of the backfield -- good pickup, he gets the first down.

1/10 - Pete Banaszak's first carry is for 8 yards, Raiders at the 40 yard line.

2/2 - Sweep to Davis -- Keith Bulluck penetrates the line - punches the ball free -- Fumble - Fumble -- Davis fumbles, Tennessee recovers a second Raiders fumble and there has to be some anxiety now - the 13th seeded Titans have the ball, have the lead.  

Titans at the Oakland 41.  

3 and out - they go back to midfield on a John Matuszak sack.  

Raiders at the 14.  6 and a half left in the half.  10-7.  

1/10 - Davis gets 3.

2/7 - Van Eeghen gets 11, Raiders at the 28.  Offsides makes it 1st and 5.

1/5 - Davis picks it up.  Raiders stay on the ground.  

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Keith Bulluck forced a fumble on the last possession - he sacks the Snake here.  Third and a bunch.

3/16 - Stabler -- going up top -- Stabler - finds Cliff Branch, big strike, 37 yards to the Titan 31 yard line.  

1/10 - Van Eeghen gets 4 and at the 2 minute warning Oakland's at the 27.

2/6 - Stabler -- Casper -- The Ghost has the 19 yard gain to the 8 yard line and it is a first and goal for the Raiders.  

1/goal - nothing for Davis

2/goal - nothing for Van Eeghen

3/goal - Stabler.....fires EndZone ----Biletnikoff --- TOUCHDOWN RAIDERS -- the Snake hits Biletnikoff with the 8 yard shot and Oakland regains the lead with 90 seconds left in the half.

Titans at the 31.

1/10 - McNair - Kinney, 11 yards, clock moving.  

1/10 - McNair - Mason -- 13 yards, Titans cross midfield and use their first timeout with a minute and change left.  

1/10 - McNair - busted play -- he has to run - he's out of bounds at the Raider 41, 48 seconds left.  

2/6 - Incomplete

3/6 - It's a draw - George -- Eddie George is gonna get 4 yards, with 32 seconds left, it's a 4th and 1.  Titans use their second timeout.  

Fisher decides the kick is a tick too long, it would be 54 yards, so the Titans go for it.  

4/2 - McNair - to Eddie George out of the backfield -- George has the first down - George cuts inside -- George has a big 15 yard gain - Tennessee uses their final timeout at the Oakland 22, 17 seconds left in the half.  

They can't advance beyond this point - there's a completed pass in bounds to Holcombe - they wind up inside the 10 but with just a couple seconds left in the half, Anderson comes on for the chip shot - he hits it and we head to the locker rooms.

Third Qtr: Raiders 14 Titans 13

Stabler's got a couple TD passes, Oakland's also fumbled a couple of times - Raiders up 1.

Raiders at the 28.

1/10 - Clarence Davis gets 2.

2/8 - Nothing for Van Eeghen

3/8 - Stabler -- finds Biletnikoff - he picks it up.  

1/10 - Van Eeghen gets 7.  

2/3 - Pete Banaszak gets 14 yards, Raiders continue to move the ball effectively, they are at the Titan 39.

1/10 - Nothing for Van Eeghen.

2/10 - Nothing for Banaszak.  

3/10 - Again, the Snake picks it up - finds Branch for 18 yards to the 23 yard line.  

1/10 - Davis gets 5.

2/5 - Van Eeghen, running left, in between Shell/Upshaw - finding the big hole -- big hole - Mark Van Eeghen goes untouched - 18 yards into the endzone - TOUCHDOWN RAIDERS - 18 yards for Van Eeghen and Oakland takes the 21-13 lead.

Titans at the 13.  They get one first down on a George Atkinson personal foul, he just brutalizes Drew Bennett, he has to be helped to the locker room - but a big Phil Villapiano sack backs the Titans up and they punt - Raiders take over at their own 45.

They get a first down on an 11 yard Van Eeghen run - but they have to punt -- good Ray Guy kick leaves the Titans starting at their own 8.

1/10 - Eddie George busts a 30 yard run -- tack on 15 yards for the Jack Tatum face mask call on the tackle - that gets the Titans across midfield.  

1/10 - Eddie George gets 8 to the 39 on the last play of the quarter.

4th Qtr: Raiders 21 Titans 13

Oakland's got the 8 point lead - Titans driving, at the Raider 39 with a 2nd and 2.

They don't pick it up - Ted Hendricks gets the third Oakland sack of the day - Titans punt from near midfield - Raider ball at the 14.  

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Stabler to Banaszak, he's got 11.  

1/10 - Nothing for Banaszak

2/10 - Nothing for Van Eeghen. 

3/10 - Snake.  Over the middle.  Great catch by Biletnikoff.  20 yards to the 44.  

1/10 - Davis gets 1

2/10 - Incomplete, another 3rd and long.

3/9 - Stabler finds Mike Siani, his first catch of the day, 16 yards to the Titan 39 - Oakland's up 8, Oakland's driving, less than 9 minutes to go.  

1/10 - Nothing for Van Eeghen.

2/10 - 1 for Van Eeghen.  Again, third and long, probably too far from here for a FG.

3/9 - Stabler - Clarence Davis out of the backfield - he picks it up -- Raiders are at the 27 yard line with less than 7 minutes left in the game and an 8 pt lead.  

1/10 - Nothing for Van Eeghen

2/10 - Davis gets 2 - and here's one more third and long.  

3/8 - Stabler - Banaszak and he will make his way to the sticks -- there's a measurement -- Oakland has the first down -- Oakland's working their way to the dagger, 21-13, little more than 4 minutes left.  Oakland at the 16.

1/10 - Snake.  End Zone.  Branch.  TOUCHDOWN RAIDERS - Stabler hits Cliff Branch with the 16 yard strike -- that will do it, Oakland up 28-13 with 4 minutes to go.  

Titans start at the 32.

They take nearly all of regulation to work their way all the way downfield, series of medium range passes -- it ends with a 1 yard TD pass to McCareins with 44 seconds to go TOUCHDOWN TITANS - Tennessee can't convert the onside kick -- Oakland burns the rest of the clock and the Raiders move on.

Final: Raiders 20 Titans 20

3 Kenny Stabler TD passes and Oakland is headed to round 2.

Stabler: 16 for 21, 214 yds, 3 TD

McNair: 20 for 31, 215 yds, 1 TD

Van Eeghen: 19 carries, 115 yds 1 TD

George: 17 carries, 79 yds, 1 TD

Branch: 4 catches, 76 yds, 2 TD

Mason: 7 catches, 72 yds

Bullock: 10 tackles/sack

Player of the Game: Kenny Stabler

That wraps up the top half of Region  9 - moving on:

1973 Dolphins

1966 Chiefs

2011 Patriots

1976 Raiders

256 Team NFL Tournament Round 1/Region 9: 2011 New England Patriots v. 1965 Buffalo Bills

'15 Panthers v. '66 Chiefs 

12. 1965 AFL CHAMPION BUFFALO BILLS at 5. 2011 AFC CHAMPION NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

5. 2011 AFC CHAMPION NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 

Record: 13-3

Pythag: 12-4

Off: 3rd

Def: 15th

1st AFC East

d. Div Rnd Broncos 45-10

d. AFC Title Ravens 23-20

Lost Giants Super Bowl 21-17

HC: Bill Belichick OC Bill O'Brien

Gillette Stadium: 50 degrees

Gil Santos/Gino Cappelletti

Offense

QB Tom Brady 34  Michigan

RB BenJarvus Green Ellis 26 Ole Miss

WE Deion Branch 32 Louisville

WR Wes Welker 30 TTech

TE Rob Gronkowski 22 All Pro Arizona

TE Aaron Hernandez 22 Florida

LT Matt Light 33 Purdue

LG Logan Mankins 29  Fresno St

C Dan Connolly 29 SE Missouri St

RG Brian Waters 34 N Texas

RT Nate Solder 23-R Colorado

Defense

LDE Shaun Ellis 34  Tenn

LDT Vince Wilfork 30 Miami

RDT Kyle Love 25 Miss St

RDE Andre Carter 32 Cal

LLB Rob Ninkovich 27 Purdue

MLB Jerod Mayo 25 Tenn

RLB Brandon Spikes 24 Florida

LCB Devin McCourty 24 Rutgers

RCB Kyle Arrington 25 Hofstra

SS James Ihedigbo 28 Mass

FS Patrick Chung 24 Oregon

K Stephen Gostkowski 27 Memphis

P Zoltan Mesko 25 Michigan

KR Danny Woodhead 26 Chadron St

PR Julian Edelman 25 Kent St

The '07 Patriots, '06 Patriots, '14 Patriots, '04 Patriots -- are all moving on from the first half of Round 1 -- in Region 9, the 5th seed is the '11 Patriots with the third best offense in the league.  Brady's 34 - 42 scores and a dozen picks and that '65 Bills defense might be in over its head. BenJarvus Green Ellis is 26, he scored 11 times. 30 year old All Pro Wes Welker caught 122 balls for over 1500 yards. 22 year old All Pro Rob Gronkowski had 90 catches for 1300 yards and scored 18 touchdowns.  The defense doesn't help much, 32 year old Andre Carter had 10 sacks, 25 year old Kyle Arrington had 7 picks.  

12. 1965 AFL CHAMPION BUFFALO BILLS

Record: 10-3-1

Pythag: 10-4

Off: 3rd

Def: 1st

1st AFL East

d. Chargers AFL Title 23-0

HC Lou Saban

Offense

QB Jack Kemp 30 All Pro  Occidental

RB Wray Carlton 28 Duke

FB Billy Joe 25 Nova

WR Bill Roberson 30  Cornell

WR Charley Ferguson 26 Tenn St

TE Paul Costa 24-R N Dame

LT Stew Barber 26 Penn St

LG Billy Shaw 27 All Pro Geo T

C Dave Behrman 24 Mich St

RG Al Bemiller 27 Syracuse

RT Dick Hudson 25  Memphis

Defense

LDE Ron McDole 26  Nebraska

LDT Jim Dunaway 24 Ole Miss 

RDT Tom Stesak 29 All Pro  McNeese

RDE Tom Day 30 NC A&T

LLB Jim Tracey 32 Tex A&M

MLB Harry Jacobs 28 Bradley

RLB Mike Stratton 24 All Pro Tenn

LCB Booker Edgerson 26 W Illinois

RCB Butch Byrd 24 All Pro Boston

LS Hagood Clarke 23 Florida

RS George Saimes 24 All Pro  Mich St

 

K Pete Gogolak 23  Cornell

P Paul Maguire 27 Citadell

KR Charley Warner 25  Prairie View

PR Butch Byrd 24 Boston

Lot of bold there - that's because the '65 AFL Champion Bills all played in the All Star Game, the Bills lost to the AFL All Stars in the All Star game.  There isn't a Bills team that has advanced; this '65 team had the best defense in the AFL with 4 All Pros - 29 year old Tom Stesak, 24 year old Mike Stratton, 24 year old Butch Byrd, 24 year old George Saimes.  The offense is okay, 14 scores for 30 year old All Pro Jack Kemp, the other All Pro on offense is 27 year old Billy Shaw.  Couple of northeast rivals hooking up here - the Bills, who, as of this game, have never won a SB head to NE to face the team which has dominated the 21st cenury. You know who is on this Bills team? A rookie linebacker from Pitt named Marty Schottenheimer.  Let's go to the kick.

1st Qtr

Bills open at the 33.

3 and out. Patriots will start at the 23.

3 and out.  Bills at the 32.

1/10 - Billy Joe picks up the game's first first down - 11 yards.  

1/10 - Jack Kemp's first completion is to Paul Costa, 15 yards and Buffalo crosses midfield.  

1/10 - Wray Carlton loses 1.

2/11 - Incomplete. 

3/11 - Kemp - Over the Top of the Defense -- Glenn Bass -- Caught!  Glenn Bass catches the big strike from Jack Kemp and he is gonna roll into the endzone - TOUCHDOWN BILLS - Jack Kemp stuns this New England crowd, 57 yard bomb to Glenn Bass and it's quickly 7-0.

Patriots at the 22. 

They get a first down - Brady to Green Ellis out of the backfield - he turns it into a 28 yard gain.  But - that's all -- and after the punt, Buffalo starts at the 19.

They get a first down, Kemp to Ed Rutkowski, 19 yards - but the drive ends with an Andre Carter sack.  Patriots start at the 27.

1/10 - Brady goes 11 to Deion Branch.

1/10 - Give to BGE, he gets 9, that's the last play of the quarter.

2nd Qtr: Bills 7 Patriots 0

Kemp with the deep ball to Bass for the game's only score - Pats have second and 1 at their own 47.

2/1 - Danny Woodhead gets 7.

1/10 - Brady hits Wes Welker, 14 to the 32.  

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Incomplete

3/10 - Brady to BGE out of the backfield and he's got some room to roll - BGE will take it all the way to the Buffalo 2 yard line until he's knocked out of bounds. 

1/goal - Incomplete

2/goal - Incomplete

3/goal - Give to BGE -- and he's into the endzone -- TOUCHDOWN PATRIOTS - Green Ellis with a couple of big gainers out of the backfield to lead the drive and he punches it home to tie the game.

Bills at the 21.  

1/10 - Carlton gets 7.

2/3 - Carlton gets 1.

3/2 - Bobby Smith picks it up and the chains move.  

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Joe gets a yard.

3/9 - Kemp - hits Carlton - 15 yards and the Bills near midfield with a first down.

1/10 - Carlton loses a couple yards.  

2/12 - Kemp - Joe -- Joe's gonna be just short of the sticks at the Patriot 42.

3/1 - Carlton picks it up - again, chains keep moving.

1/10 - Give to Joe - Joe's got a hole - Joe's got 19 to the 22.  

1/10 - Smith loses 3.

2/13 - Donnie Stone gets back to the original line of scrimmage.  

3/10 - Kemp to Carlton -- he's right at the sticks, it's gonna be 4th and inches at the 13..Lou Saban keeps the offense on the field, they're gonna go for it.  

4/1 - Kemp - play action - short over the middle to Carlton and he's got 3 yards and it's a first and goal at the 10.

1/goal - Give to Carlton -- Carlton -- Carlton rolls his way into the endzone == TOUCHDOWN BILLS - 79 yard 8 minute Buffalo drive culminates in the 10 yard Wray Carlton score - Buffalo with the 14-7 lead with 4 minutes left in the half.  

Patriots at the 31.

1/10 - BGE gets 1.

2/9 - Woodhead gets 4.

3/5 - Brady finds Chad Johnson, it's Ochocinco's first catch of the day - he's got 11 and a first down.  

1/10 Incomplete

2/10 - Brady pitch to Woodhead - Woodhead rolling for 18 yards - we are at the 2 minute warning, Patriots at the 35.  

1/10 - BGE gets 4.

2/6 - It's an end around to Wes Welker - he's got 8 yards, out of bounds, Pats at the 23, still 1:36 left in the half.  

The drive dies here - Gostkowski with a FG with 1:13 left.  14-10 Bills.

Bills at the 34.  

1/10 - Kemp, in trouble - Kemp runs out of bounds.  

2/10 - Give to Joe - he's got a dozen yards, Bills call time out at the 46.  54 seconds left.  

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Kemp to Charley Ferguson, 7 yards, Bills stop the clock again.  

3/3 - Kemp - over the middle -- Costa -- a dozen yards - Bills are at the New England 35, 33 seconds left, Kemp spikes the ball on first down to stop the clock.

The drive will end here - at the whistle - Gogolak FG makes it 17-10 at the half.

3rd Qtr: Bills 17 Patriots 10

Buffalo's offense was 3rd best out of 8 teams in '65 - but they are doing a great job today against a mediocre NE defense, it is 17-10 Bills.  Patriots to start at the 18.

3 and out.  And Butch Byrd with the big return -all the way to the NE 34, Bills up a touchdown and now with great field position.  

They get one first down - Carlton with a 13 yard run - but a Vince Wilfork sack means the Bills have a 43 yard FG attempt.....which Gogolak....misses....

The Patriots turn Buffalo back - they take over at their own 33 midway through the third.  

1/10 - Stevan Ridley's first carry, 6 yards.

2/4 - Brady to Gronk - his first catch, neither of the Patriot TE have been involved at all today, he's got a dozen.

1/10 - Woodhead gets 1

2/9 - Brady - Welker -- Brady hits Welker for 23, that's a good shot - Pats all the way to the Bills 25.  

But that's it - a Tom Stesak sack ends the drive -- Gostkowski has a long FG attempt....and he misses it...the sides swapping missed FGs. Bills will open at the 39.

3 and out.  Patriots start at the 36.

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - BGE is stacked up.  

3/10 - Brady picks it up - 18 to Welker, down a score near the end of the qtr, that could be a big pick up for Brady.

1/10 - Ridley busts up the gut for a big 33 yard gainer all the way to the Bills 13 yard line.

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - George Saimes comes through on a safety blitz and absolutely levels Brady - just drops him - that's the end of the quarter.

4th Qtr: Bills 17 Patriots 10

Scoreless quarter, both teams missing FGs - the Patriots are still down a score but it's now third and 17 at the 20.  

3/17 - Brady.  Welker.  Welker makes his way for a 15 yard gain -- Welker all the way to the 5 - it's gonna be 4th and 2 for the Patriots at the Bills 5 yard line, Pats down by 7.  So - here's a big spot.  

Belichick's gonna go for it.  Well, here we go.  4th and 2 at the 5.  

4/2 - BGE picks it up - 2 yards, there's a measurement - the Pats just do get the first down - big time spot there and it is first and goal.

1/goal - Brady - fade pattern - Branch.  TOUCHDOWN PATRIOTS - The Pats had a 3rd and 17, then a 4th and 2 - and now the game is all tied up at 17.  

Bills to start at the 23 with less than 13 minutes to play in the ballgame.  

They get one first down, 10 yard Stone run.  But that's it - and when Julian Edelman gets a nice return, the Patriots will start at their own 43, less than 10 minutes left.  

They get one first down - 15 yards Brady to Gronk.  Belichick decides to pass up a long Gostkowski FG - instead there's a short punt -- Bills take over at their own 18 with 7 minutes to go.

3 and out - including Rob Ninkovich sacking Kemp - that's a great defensive series - Bills punt deep in their own end, Pats will open at the Buffalo 49 yard line, little over 5 minutes left in the game.  17-17.  

1/10 - BGE gets 4. 

2/6 - Brady picks it up - 8 yards to Woodhead, Pats at the 37.  

1/10 - Brady to Chad Johnson - 11 yards and the Patriots are now in FG range, clock ticking, little over 3 minutes left.  

1/10 - BGE gets 3 yards.  

2/7 - Incomplete.  Okay - two and a half minutes left in the football game, 17 all, Patriots have a third and 7 at the Bill 23.  Big play.

3/7 - Brady - Welker -- 13 yard gain - just a huge, huge clutch play, it's the 2 minute warning and NE has a first and goal.  

1/goal - Brady.  Endzone.  Welker.  TOUCHDOWN PATRIOTS - 10 yard Brady to Welker, New England takes the lead at a little less than 2 minutes to go - 7 point Patriot lead.  

Bills at the 19.  

1/10 - Kemp short to Carlton, 4 yards, out of bounds. 

2/6 - Incomplete.

3/6 - Incomplete.

Well, this is it.  4th and 6 - Bills still need to go 77 yards to tie this up.  

4/6 - Kemp picks it up - he hits Bobby Smith for an 8 yard gain to the 31, Bills use their first timeout at 1:20 left.  

1/10 - Kemp finds Paul Costa - 16 yards, out of bounds - Bills at the 47 with 1:08 to go in the game.

1/10 - Kemp in trouble - has to run out of bounds for a 3 yard loss, 58 seconds left, Bills at their own 44 down 7.

2/13 - Incomplete

3/13 - Kemp's gotta dump it off to Joe, he gets 5 yards and is out of bounds at the 49, Bills have another 4th down -- it's 4th and 8, 44 seconds to go. 

4/8 - Kemp - Kemp - over the middle -- Bo Roberson comes down with it -- Roberson is all the way at the 31 yard line!  Huge, huge 20 yard gain for Kemp on 4th down, his second 4th down conversion on the drive and now with 31 seconds left, the Bills stop the clock, they still have a timeout left. 

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Kemp has to dump it off again, Joe is out of bounds with a 4 yard gain to the 27 with only 16 seconds to go.  

3/6 - Kemp.  Over the Middle -- knocked down by Patrick Chung -- there's just 9 seconds left.  

4th down.  Bills at the 27.  9 seconds to go in the game.  Bills down by a score.  

4/6 - Kemp.  He's gotta get it now.  Kemp.  Endzone -- and the pass sails incomplete --

---and that's it - one Brady kneeldown and the game is over.

Final: Patriots 24 Bills 17

The Pats score two 4th quarter touchdowns, Brady with a couple late TD passes - and they move on.

Brady: 18 for 31, 291 yds, 2 TD

Kemp: 13 for 27, 177 yds, 1 TD

BGE 13 carries, 29 yds, 1 TD

Carlton: 14 carries, 49 yds, 1 TD

Welker: 7 catches, 101 yds 1 TD

Costa: 3 catches, 43 yds

Player of the Game: Tom Brady

256 Team NFL Tournament Round 1/Region 9: 2015 Carolina Panthers v. 1966 Kansas City Chiefs

'73 Dolphins v. '99 Jaguars 

9. 1966 AFL CHAMPION KANSAS CITY CHIEFS at 8. 2015 NFC CHAMPION CAROLINA PANTHERS

8. 2015 NFC CHAMPION CAROLINA PANTHERS

Record: 15-1

Pythag: 12-4

Off: 1st

Def: 6th

1st NFC South

d. Seahawks Div Rnd 31-24

d. Cards NFC Title 49-15

Lost Super Bowl Broncos 24-10

B of A Stadium: 60 degrees

Mick Mixon/Eugene Robinson/Jim Szoke

HC: Ron Rivera OC Mike Shula DC Sean McDermott

Offense

QB Cam Newton 26  All Pro  Auburn

RB Jonathan Stewart 28 Oregon

WR Corey Brown 24 Ohio St

WR Ted Ginn 30 Ohio St

TE Ed Dickson 28 Oregon

TE Gregg Olsen 30 Miami

LT Michael Oher 29 Ole Miss

LG Andrew Norwell 24 Ohio St

C Ryan Kalil 30 All Pro USC

RG Trai Turner 22 LSU

RT Mike Remmers 26 Oregon St

Defense

LDE Charles Johnson 29  UGA

LDT Star Lotulelei 26 Utah

RDT Kawann Short 26 Purdue

RDE Jared Allen 33 Idaho St

LLB Shaq Thompson 21-R Wash

MLB Luke Kuechly 24 All Pro B College

RLB Thomas Davis 32 All Pro UGA

LCB Charles Tillman 34 Louisiana

RCB Josh Norman 28 All Pro C Carolina

SS Roman Harper 33 Alabama

FS Kurt Coleman 27 Ohio St

K Graham Gano 28 Florida St

P Brad Nortman 26 Wisc

KR Fozzy Whittaker 26 Tex

PR Ted Ginn 30 Ohio St

The Panthers haven't advanced to the next round; here's their 15-1 squad, the NFC Champs from 2015.  Top offense in football.  Cam Newton is a 26 year old All Pro.  45 scores and 10 picks - he's a kind of weapon the '66 Chiefs have not encountered.  10 scores for the 30 year old Ted Ginn. 1100 yards receiving for 30 year old Greg Olsen. The 30 year old center, Ryan Kalil, is an All Pro. 

3 All Pros on defense, 24 year old Luke Kuechly, 32 year old Thomas Davis, 28 year old Josh Norman. 11 sacks for the 26 year old Kawann Short. 

9. 1966 AFL CHAMPION KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

Record: 11-2-1

Pythag: 11-3

Off: 1st

Def: 2nd

1st AFL West

d. Bills AFL Title 31-7

Lost Super Bowl Packers 35-10

HC: Hank Stram 

Offense

QB Len Dawson 31 All Pro Purdue

RB Bert Coan 26                    Kansas

RB Curtis McClinton 27      Kansas

WR Otis Taylor 24 All Pro   Prairie View

WR Chris Burford 28             Stanford

TE Fred Arbanas 27             Mich St

LT Jim Tyrer 27 All Pro       Ohio St

LG Ed Budde 26 All Pro      Mich St

C Wayne Frazier 27                Auburn

RG Al Reynolds 28                Tarkio

RT Dave Hill 25                     Auburn

Defense

LDE Jerry Mays 27 All Pro   SMU

LDT Ed Lothamer 24                Mich St

RDT Buck Buchanan 27 All Pro  Grambling

RDE Chuck Hurston 24            Auburn

LLB Bobby Bell 26 All Pro     Minn

MLB Sherrill Headrick  29    TCU

RLB  EJ Holub 28                   TTech

LCB Fred Williamson 29          Nwestern

RCB Willie Mitchell 26            Tenn St

LS Bobby Hunt 26                     Auburn

RS Johnny Robinson 28 All Pro  LSU

K Mike Mercer 31        Ariz St

P Jerrel Wilson 25         S Miss

KR Emmitt Thomas 23  Bishop

PR Mike Garrett 22 USC

3 Chiefs teams have already advanced - here's the AFL Champs from '66, losers to GB in SB1. First in offense, 2nd in defense in the AFL in 1966. Lenny Dawson is 31, 26 scores and 10 picks, 24 year old All Pro Otis Taylor rushed for 1300 yards in a 14 game season. 27 year old Fred Arbenas, 27 year old Jim Tyrer, 26 year old Ed Budde all all All Pro. On defense, 28 year old All Pro Johnny Robinson had 10 picks, as did 26 year old Bobby Hunt. 26 year old Bobby Bell, 27 year old Buck Buchanan, 27 year old Jerry Mays are all All Pros.  The '73 Dolphins await the winners of this 8/9 game - the 15-1 '15 Panthers hosting the first ever Super Bowl losers, the '66 Chiefs.  Lets head to Carolina for the kick.

1st Qtr

The Panthers to start at the 25.

3 and out. Chiefs get the nice Mike Garrett return and are at their own 44.  

1/10 - Lenny Dawson to Bert Coan, 5 yards.  

2/5 - Dawson again - Stram's come out firing - 19 yards to Chris Burford and the Chiefs are at the Panther 32. 

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Kawann Short is into the backfield - he snaps up Dawson, it's a 6 yard loss.  

3/16 - Incomplete.  Chiefs have 4th and a bunch - Stram decides it's too short to punt, too long to try the FG - so KC goes for it.

4/16 - Incomplete

Panthers take over at their own 38 after turning KC over on downs.  

3 and out.  KC defense off to a good start, Chiefs will start at the 22.

1/10 - Curtis McClinto gets a carry, 4 yards.

2/6 - Bert Coan carries for 1.

3/5 - Dawson -- Dawson's looking downfield -- Dawson finds Otis Taylor - Caught - Taylor's Got Some Daylight -- Otis Taylor is Gonna Go!  Otis Taylor's Gonna Go!  73 yard TD Strike from Dawson to Taylor!  TOUCHDOWN CHIEFS - Lenny Dawson 73 yard home run to Otis Taylor and it is 7-0.

Panthers at the 32.  

1/10 - Cam Newton screen to Mike Tolbert, Tolbert's got blockers - Tolbert's got a convoy, 45 yards all the way to the KC 23.  Big play.

But the next 3 gain 5 yards - Gano with the FG and it's 7-3.  

Chiefs at the 33 - 3 and out including a Jared Allen sack.

Panthers start at their own 34.  

1/10 - Cam Newton rolls out - Newton to Corey Brown, 12 yards.  

2/10 - Tolbert -- Tolbert busts one -- Tolbert for 30 yards -- the Panthers at the KC 24.  

1/10 - Newton, 8 yards to Ginn - the qtr ends.

2nd Qtr: Chiefs 7 Panthers 3

KC with the lead on the 73 yard TD pass from Dawson to Taylor, but the Panthers cut it to 4 and are driving.   

2/2 - Tolbert gets 5 and the Panthers have first and 10 at the 11.  

But that's it - KC shuts it down again, Panthers get 6 yards but have to kick another short FG.  7-6 KC.

Chiefs start at the 25.

1/10 - Dawson to Burford, 13 yards.  

1/10 - Coan gets 4

2/6 - McClinton gets 8 to midfield.  

The next 3 plays net 8 yards -- that's it, after the punt, Panthers start at their own 6.

3 and out.

Chiefs will start at the Panther 45.

1/10 - McClinton gets 1.

2/9 - Coan gets 5 to the Panther 39.

3/4 - Give to McClinton -- he bowls his way through the line -- McClinton is in the secondary -- McClinton's gonna power his way into the endzone -- TOUCHDOWN CHIEFS - 39 yard McClinton run - KC will miss the XP and so it is 13-6 KC with 4 minutes left in the half.  

Panthers at the 12.

They get a first down, Newton 9 to Stewart the big play - but with 2 minutes left, they punt it back and another good Garrett return means KC is starting at the Panther 40.  

3 and out - Stram decides against the long FG - the Panthers get the ball back with under a minute, Newton with 4 completions over 10 yards - to Olsen, Cotchery, Ginn and Ginn again - but a hail mary at the whistle is incomplete and we hit the locker room.

Third Qtr: Chiefs 13 Panthers 6

KC scores at the beginning and ending of the half, sandwiching Panther FGs; Emmitt Thomas takes the kick back to the KC 42 to start.

3 and out. Panthers start at the 30.

1/10 - Newton to James Stewart for 7.

2/3 - Newton to Cotchery - 7 and the first.  

1/10 - Stewart gets 4.

2/6 - Newton to Corey Brown - 15 yards and the Panthers are at the Chief 37.

1/10 - Stewart is stacked up.

2/10 - Newton's flushed - takes off - gets 5.

3/5 - Stewart.  Finds a seam.  Stewart is all the way to the KC 3 yard line - Panthers driving to the 3 yard line.

1/goal - Newton - RPO - Newton will keep -- Newton..is Into the End Zone -- TOUCHDOWN PANTHERS - Carolina goes 70 yards in 5 minutes on the opening drive of the half and it is 13-13.  

Chiefs at the 36.   

3 and out.  Carolina defense coming out strong here in the third.  

Panthers start at the 26.

1/10 - Give to Stewart - strong ground gains now for James Stewart, 17 yards.  

1/10 - First carry for Cameron Artis Payne, he gets 3.

2/7 - 6 more for Payne and the Panthers are just shy of the first.

3/1 - Newton - play action -- finds Olsen over the middle -- the Panthers are at the KC 37 yard line - Carolina has tied the score and they are driving again.  

The next 3 plays net 6 yards -- Gano hits a 48 yard FG and with less than 2 minutes to go in the 3rd, the Panthers have their first lead.

Chiefs at the 31.

1/10 - Dawson picks up the first KC first down of the half, 13 to Fred Arbanas.

1/10 - Curtis McClinton gets 8 and KC crosses midfield.

2/2 - Mike Garrett picks it up -- and the quarter ends.

4th Qtr: Panthers 16 Chiefs 13

Carolina turns the game around in the third - shutting KC down while putting together long scoring drives.  KC does have a first down at the Panther 45 as the 4th starts.

1/10 - Garrett goes for 15 and the Chiefs are at the 30.

The next 3 plays net 4 yards -- Mike Mercer comes on for the game tying 43 yard FG....

Wide right.  

The home crowd roars -- Carolina has stopped Kansas City, they have the ball, they have the lead.  Panthers at the 33.

3 and out including back to back sacks by Buck Buchanan and Bobby Bell, it's the first two Chiefs sacks of the game, they finally get to Newton and they do it when they need it.

Chiefs start at their own 41.  Less than 12 to play.  Down 3.

1/10 - Garrett gets 1

2/9 - Garrett gets 7 and its third and short.

3/2 - Dawson - to Otis Taylor with a quick out, he turns upfield and shakes his way for 9 to the Panther 42.

1/10 - Dawson - Taylor over the middle, 13 yards to the 29.  Chiefs back in FG range.  

1/10 - Dawson - Taylor downfield -- big strike -- 3 straight completions to Otis Taylor and the Chiefs have a first and goal inside the 5 yard line.

1/goal - Dawson - End Zone -- Incomplete, Norman with the deflection.  

2/goal - Dawson.  Endzone - Burford --- TOUCHDOWN CHIEFS - Lenny Dawson with the 4 yard TD pass to Chris Burford and KC regains the lead 20-16 halfway through the 4th qtr.

Panthers now at the 31.  Newton's turn.  

They get 1 first down, Newton goes 21 yards to Olsen.  

But the drive dies - Carolina punts and the Chiefs get the ball back with 4:32 left at their own 13.

Panthers need a quick stop.  

1/10 - Give to McClinton.  3 yards.  

2/7 - Give to Coan - 6 yards and it's 3rd and inches.  

3/1 - Play action -- Dawson to a wide open Coan - he's got 9 yards - gutsy call by Stram and with 2:39 left in the game and the clock rolling KC has a first down.  

1/10 - Dawson - finds Otis Taylor - 16 yards at the sideline -- KC throwing the ball for first downs - it's the 2 minute warning and the Chiefs are at their own 47.  Panthers desparate now for a stop.  

1/10 - Coan - stacked up and the Panthers use their first timeout.  

2/10 - McClinton - stacked up and Carolina calls their second timeout - there's 1:48 left, it is third and 10 at the 47.  

3/10 - Dawson's gonna pass - Chiefs are trying to pick this up -- Dawson to Arbanas --- Caught -- 18 yards - Fred Arbanas catches the ball -- and that will be that - Panthers won't be able to stop this clock once they burn their final timeout -- Chiefs are able to burn this clock and Kansas City moves on.

Final: Chiefs 20 Panthers 16

KC got it when they needed it - Carolina gets just 1 4th qtr first down, Chiefs get the 4th qtr TD drive and KC moves to round two to face the top seeded Dolphins.

Dawson: 15 for 23, 227 yds, 2 TD

Newton: 15 for 20, 195 yds, 1 TD rushing

McClinton: 12 carries, 80 yds, TD

Stewart: 16 carries, 64 yds

Taylor: 6 catches, 133 yds, TD

Olsen: 5 catches, 54 yds

Player of the Game: Otis Taylor